DATA STRUCTURE INTERVIEW QUESTION

What is data structure? A data structure is a way of organizing data that considers not only the items stored, but also their relationship to each other. Advance knowledge about the relationship between data items allows designing of efficient algorithms for the manipulation of data.

List out the areas in which data structures are applied extensively? Compiler Design, Operating System, Database Management System, Numerical Analysis, Graphics, Artificial Intelligence, What are the major data structures used in the following areas : RDBMS, Network data model & Hierarchical data model. RDBMS Array (i.e. Array of structures) Network data model Graph Hierarchical data model Trees If you are using C language to implement the heterogeneous linked list, what pointer type will you use?

The heterogeneous linked list contains different data types in its nodes and we need a link, pointer to connect them. It is not possible to use ordinary pointers for this. So we go for void pointer. Void pointer is capable of storing pointer to any type as it is a generic pointer type.

Minimum number of queues needed to implement the priority queue? Two. One queue is used for actual storing of data and another for storing priorities.

What is the data structures used to perform recursion? Stack. Because of its LIFO (Last In First Out) property it remembers its caller so knows whom to return when the function has to return. Recursion makes use of system stack for storing the return addresses of the function calls.

What are the notations used in Evaluation of Arithmetic Expressions using prefix and postfix forms? Polish and Reverse Polish notations.

Convert the expression ((A + B) * C (D E) ^ (F + G)) to equivalent Prefix and Postfix notations. Prefix Notation: ^ - * +ABC - DE + FG Postfix Notation: AB + C * DE - - FG + ^

What are the methods available in storing sequential files ? Straight merging, Natural merging, Polyphase sort,

How many different trees are possible with 10 nodes ? 1014 List out few of the Application of tree data-structure? The manipulation of Arithmetic expression, Symbol Table construction, Syntax analysis. List out few of the applications that make use of Multilinked Structures? Sparse matrix, Index generation. What is the type of the algorithm used in solving the 8 Queens problem? Backtracking

In an AVL tree, at what condition the balancing is to be done? If the pivotal value (or the Height factor) is greater than 1 or less than 1.

What is the bucket size, when the overlapping and collision occur at same time? One. If there is only one entry possible in the bucket, when the collision occurs, there is no way to accommodate the colliding value. This results in the overlapping of values.

Traverse the given tree using Inorder, Preorder and Postorder traversals.
Given tree: A

Inorder : D H B E A F C I G J Preorder: ABDHECFGIJ Postorder: HDEBFIJGCA

For the given graph, draw the DFS and BFS?

A X G

The given graph:

H E P

 BFS: DFS:

AXGHPEMYJ AXHPEYMJG

Classify the Hashing Functions based on the various methods by which the key value is found. Direct method, Subtraction method, Modulo-Division method, Digit-Extraction method, Mid-Square method, Folding method, Pseudo-random method. What are the types of Collision Resolution Techniques and the methods used in each of the type? Open addressing (closed hashing), The methods used include: Overflow block, Closed addressing (open hashing) The methods used include: Linked list, Binary tree

In RDBMS, what is the efficient data structure used in the internal storage representation? B+ tree. Because in B+ tree, all the data is stored only in leaf nodes, that makes searching easier. This corresponds to the records that shall be stored in leaf nodes.

Of the following tree structure, which is, efficient considering space and time complexities?
(a) Incomplete Binary Tree (b) Complete Binary Tree (c) Full Binary Tree (b) Complete Binary Tree. By the method of elimination What is a spanning Tree? A spanning tree is a tree associated with a network. All the nodes of the graph appear on the tree once. A minimum spanning tree is a spanning tree organized so that the total edge weight between nodes is minimized.

Does the minimum spanning tree of a graph give the shortest distance between any 2 specified nodes? No. Minimal spanning tree assures that the total weight of the tree is kept at its minimum. But it doesnt mean that the distance between any two nodes involved in the minimum-spanning tree is minimum.

Convert the given graph with weighted edges to minimal spanning tree.

1
410

600 612 2985

3
310

200

5
400

1421

the equivalent minimal spanning tree is:

1

3 612 310 4 200 5

410 2

Which is the simplest file structure? (a) Sequential (b) Indexed (c) Random (a) Sequential

Draw a binary Tree for the expression : A * B - (C + D) * (P / Q)